Cemil Şeboy, a deputy candidate for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), has suggested the construction of the world’s biggest Virgin Mary statue in the Selçuk district of western İzmir province, in order to increase the district’s tourism potential.

Şeboy said that a project will be submitted to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to design the statue of the central Christian figure. As the deputy candidate for İzmir’s first electoral district, Şeboy said that several projects that will turn the district into a tourist destination are already completed. MORE